Sea wall



April 28, 1925. l 1,535,792 c. H. RuGGLEs SEA WALL Filed` May 26 1924 patented Apr. 28, 1925.

Application filed May 56,`

yTo all ywhom t may concern.' ,Y .Be 1t known that l, CHARLES lil. lt'uoenrsa a. citizen oit the United States residing at lillest Palin Beach7 `1n the county ot lahn Beach and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful lfml'irovenients `in.

a speci- 1 Elea lllalls, or' which the followingl is lication. y

".lhis invention relates `to soa Walls and `inore particularly to Walls of this character for use on salt Water.

composed of sections suitably connected and l which support a concrete super-structure mounted above the low Water line to receive the splash and also to operate-as a protector when the Water is high.V

With these and other objects in view, the inventionconsists 111 certain novel teatures i et construction hereinafter shown and deH scribed and then specifically pointed. out in. the rlaiius and. in `the drawings illustrative ot the preferred embodiment ot the; invention.. 1 i i l u the arcoinpauying, drawing: Figure l is a top plan view ol. one'. seon lion o l? the sea Wall constructed in accord- 11 ucc with. this .invent-.ion7 parts being' broken out and in section.

l? `2 is an end elevation thereo'l. Fie'. 3 is a ifrarinientary View, in plan. upon an enlarged scale of one end ot the Wall i i I V f 'lhe'sea wall endiodying this inif'ention is constructed. `in sections or units Which. are

scribed in det-ail. These units or sections niayhe ot any desired length or size and eachis composed of a )trame or crib l constructed entirelv of; Wood. and designed to be i colnpletely submerged even at lonr `water line. Each ot Athese `cribs l comprises a deck or base 2 composed of a plurality oil boards 3' laid on and secured to sleepers or beanie 1, the boards being arranged long iq tudinally of the section and the oeains transversely. The base or deck 2 terminates at a point spaced inwardly from the front ends ot the beams 4 and arranged in advance ot' said decl: and spaced-therefrom is a toe piece 5 bolted tothe beams i and between ,or less, below the low Water line, t e: Lctly alike, hence one only `will be de-u lea/1. no. Tigger-fi.

which and the front edgie ot the decir 2 is disposed an upright snr-fathingjg or wail li supported by upright beains or standards l at the bases ot which and in 'l1-ont thereoiE the toe piece :is secured. '.lhe shea-thing,` G

yand bean'is 7 completely lill the space between the trout edge ot the deck F2 and the toe piece.

lhe sneathing is is comp sed ot longitiulinall) etendeiil edgeivise disposed boards 8 having.;- ar ceinentitions lacing 9 arranged over a reintoreing` backing; l() oit mesh lWire. 'll his liacingl extends over the fronts and ends of the vertical beams 'T and around the ends o1 the sheathing boards 8 (see Fig. 3)

1 `and etlcetirely protects said ineinbers against sea Water worms and the lil-1e.

Blocks ll are secured to the upper Alattes of beams il in. advance of and adjacent to the toe piece 5 and are secured by nails or other suitable fasteners.

llraces 'lf2 connect the upper end oli' the sheathing (i with the rear portion ot the deck i2 and the vertical beanie '7. ji 'Xiliary braces i3 connect the lower portion oi.Z the sheathu ing' und the deck Fig. 2) beingv also bolted to the beanie 'i' and the deck. ilnv desired uiunber ot these braces inay be 'used` one pair `it'or cach 'il t the rear ot the sheathing (l und spaced therefrom are posts 'il ol. a height correspondiiigl to the vertical beanie 7 and on thefupper end ol. which `and said heanis supported a:V concrete superstructure or splash nieniber Yllhis nieniber is here shown tuiiered toward its upper end with its lower end extended about three inches, inore upper embedded ends olf beaune@m and posts lil being` in While forming a support therefor.

A shutter chamber 1G toriiied at the rear oit the longitinlinallyprojecting ends o .the sheathing` G and a shutter loch l? is arranged at the rear o'l said chamber.

Although a Wall, in accorchiuce `with. this invention, is designed primarily :for use on saltwater, yet it is obvious that the crib can be used on fresh Water and when so used the protective coating, it desired, can be dispensed With.

From the above description it Will be obviens that the Wooden frame or crib l is to be at all times submerged and consequently heine' bolted through the sheathiiid Vvertical benin 'i' being" said structure and piotectml therclnf'- the life thereof will be proltniged indefinitely. The ceinentitious facing` operates to protect the crib against sea worms and the like, the concrete superstructure protecting its upper end.

lVhat l claim is l. A wall for the purpose set forth comprising a series of horizontal sleepers, a deck secured thereon and spaced from the forward ends thereof, standards mounted on the sleepers forwardly of the deck, a sheathing positioned against the rear face of and of the saine height as the standards and further abutting against the forward edge of the deck, a longitudinal toe piece secured to the sleepers and abutting against the standarls, a series of superposed short and long` inclined braces arranged rearwariglly of said sheathing and secured to the latter and to the standards and further secured to the deck and sleep-ers, and a series of Vertical posts arranged rearwardly of the sheathingl and each se fured to a pair of said superposed braces.

Q, A wall for the purpose set forth coniprising a series of horizontal sleepers, a deck secured thereon and spaced from the forward ends thereof, standards mounted on the sleepers forwardly of the deck, a sheathing positioned against the rear face of and of the same height as the standards and further abutting against the forward edge of the deck, a longitudinal toe piece secured to the sleepers and abutting against the standards, a series of spaced inclined braces arranged rearwardlyvv of and secured against said sheathing and further secured against the deck, and a series of Vertical posts arranged rearwardly of the sheathing and secured to said braces.

3. )t wall for the purpose set forth coniprising horizontally disposed sleepers, a deck secured thereon and spaced from the forward ends thereof, standards mounted on the sleepers forwardly of the deck, a yertically disposed sheathing positioned against the rear face of and of the same height as the standards and further interposed betwen the deck and the standards, a longitudinal toepiece secured to the sleepers and positioned against the forward face of the standards, bracing elements secured to the rear face of the sheathing and against the upper face of the deck, and a cementitious body enclosing said standards and arranged against the forward face of the sheathing.

l. A wall for the purpose set forth coinprising a set of horizontally disposed spaced sleepers, a deck mounted thereon and spaced il wall for the purpose set forth coinprising a set of horizontally disposed spaced sleepers, a deck mounted thereon and spacci from the forward ends thereof, standards n'iounted on the sleepers forwardly of the deckI` a vertically disposed sheathing positioned against the rear face of and of the saine height as the standards and further abutting against the forward edge of the deck. a longitudinally extending toe-piece secuicd to the sleepers and abutting against the forward face of the standards, spaced brace elements inclining downwardly and abutting against said sheathing and said deck, means extending through said standards, sheathing', and elements for securing them together, means extending through said sleepers, deck and elements for connecting them together, and a series of Vertically disposed posts arranged rearwardly of the sheathing and abutting against one side of and secured to said elements and providing in connection with the sheathingl and standards a support for a splash ineinber.

G, A. wall for the purpose set forth oomprising a deck, supporting` means therefor projecting forwardly therefrom, spaced vertical standards mounted on said supporting nieans forwardly of the deck, a vertically disposed sheathing interposed between the standards and deck, inclined bracing elements between the sheathing and deck, a toepiece mounted on said supporting means forwardly of said standards, and a cementitious body enclosing the standards and further connected throughout to the exposed portions of the forward face of the sheathing.

ln testimony whereof, l ailix )ny signature hereto.

CHARLES ll.. RUGGL'ES. 

